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reported by: Subhadip Pal
Last updated: Jun 05, 2023 at 20:37 IST
Dried Chilies from South Tamil Nadu are in great demand in many countries. (News 18)
An exclusive circle of junior and highly skilled market insiders, brokers, representing sellers and buyers, use tactile sign language to bargain
Sometimes words are not needed to perform actions. There are still the old ways of haggling prices and negotiating under the cloth using hand touches. Silent trade and price negotiations are conducted openly, but in Thenkasi district of Tamil Nadu, it is not the same case.
An exclusive circle of junior and highly skilled market insiders, the brokers, representing sellers and buyers, use tactile sign language to bargain. In addition, these negotiators would cover their signing hands with a shawl or piece of cloth to hide the bargaining from the curious looks of onlookers.
However, the brokers strictly control the price figures while stating orally and aloud the number of shares and the quality of the dried peppers.
Dried chilies from south Tamil Nadu are in great demand in many countries and are therefore exported to countries like Malaysia and UAE and also sent to northern Indian states like Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Thennkasi remains the largest seller of dried chilli in the region. Since the 1940s, Shankaran Koil Market in Thenkasi district has been famous for its dried chilli. When you walk through the streets of this market, you can smell the chili peppers. This market is open from Monday to Saturday, and buyers can get dried peppers from farmers on these days.
In this market, there is a practice of silent trade that has been followed for ages. Buyers and sellers brokers cover their hands with a cloth and negotiate.
Five fingers represent numbers, and place values ​​are quoted in the form of circles in the palms of the hands. During market hours, these people appear as rough-looking men with a piece of cloth slung over their shoulders, and use one to cover their hands to engage in clandestine trade.
When the market is busy with the chatter of workers and sponsors, these dealers and brokers engage in a continuous conversation to collect market information and evaluate the number of shares. Although brokers and dealers keep the numbers silent, they argue loudly to support their claims during negotiations.
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